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N06255 Nickel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
41
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5