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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. AWS BNi-6

Both grade CU5MCuC nickel and AWS BNi-6 are nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
87.2 to 90
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5