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Nickel 690 vs. C19500 Copper

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19500 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2