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N06060 Nickel vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
140
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
45
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5