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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C19800 Copper

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C19800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
420 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
49 to 52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
770 to 1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
95.7 to 99.47
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0.020 to 0.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
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
0.010 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2