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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C82200 Copper

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 98.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5