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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C12500 Copper

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
75 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3