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Nickel 685 vs. C12600 Copper

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 nickel 685 and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
56
Shear Strength, MPa 770
190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
0