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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

Both grade CU5MCuC nickel and grade N12MV nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 22
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
75
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
60.2 to 69.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6