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C96400 Copper-nickel vs. Nickel 242

C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 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 C96400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.1
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
75
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 62.3 to 71.3
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 32
59.3 to 69
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0