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N06920 Nickel vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
4.8 to 6.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5