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N06255 Nickel vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C72900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
45
Shear Strength, MPa 460
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
870 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
700 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
39
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
49 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
2030 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
31 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3