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Nickel 690 vs. C17465 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17465 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 690 and the bottom bar is C17465 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
5.3 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
210 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
310 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
120 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
210
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
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
22 to 51
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
23 to 52

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
47 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
64 to 2920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
9.7 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
11 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
64
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
11 to 33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.7 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5