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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
49
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
34.5 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5