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N06230 Nickel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 360
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
35
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3