Nickel 686 vs. C11600 Copper
Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C11600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 2.7 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 560 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 77 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 9.8 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 100 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 9.7 to 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 25 to 710 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 7.2 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 9.4 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 8.2 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 99.78 to 99.915 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 49.5 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.085 to 0.12 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.0 to 4.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |