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Nickel 690 vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 690 and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
42
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5