Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver
Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
480 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
950 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
910 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
16 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19.5 to 23.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.5 to 3.5 | |
59 to 66.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 22.2 to 37.9 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 38 to 44 | |
11 to 13 |
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 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
17.9 to 29.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |