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Nickel 690 vs. C17500 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 690 and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 300
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5