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N10003 Nickel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 N10003 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 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
41
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 64.8 to 79
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5