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N06920 Nickel vs. CR009A Copper

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010