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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C82400 Copper

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0 to 0.2
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
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5