N10665 Nickel vs. C71520 Copper-nickel
N10665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71520 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 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N10665 nickel and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 10 to 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.33 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 86 | |
| 35 to 86 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 84 | |
| 51 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
| 250 to 340 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 370 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 | |
| 140 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1170 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 5.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.2 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 15 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 200 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 54 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
| 67 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 12 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 65 to 71.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 26 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 64.8 to 74 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |