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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