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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. C55282 Copper

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 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 CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15