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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3