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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. C82400 Copper

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5