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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

Grade CW2M 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
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 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3