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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. C82700 Copper

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82700 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 CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
1.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
4260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
1.0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5