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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. Type 2 Pewter

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 2 pewter belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 Type 2 pewter.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
52
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
52 to 68

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
69
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
220
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
75
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
1220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
2.0 to 2.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
4.3 to 5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
3.4 to 4.4

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 0.015
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
90 to 93
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0050