C96900 Copper-nickel vs. AWS ERNiCu-7
C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCu-7.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1280 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 3.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 73.6 to 78 | |
| 18.3 to 36.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 62 to 69 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |