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N06255 Nickel vs. C71640 Copper-nickel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71640 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 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C71640 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
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
40
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
130 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
61.7 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
1.7 to 2.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
29 to 32
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