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Nickel 690 vs. C11600 Copper

Nickel 690 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
35
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1