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Nickel 686 vs. C12900 Copper

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 380

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
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0