MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C96900 copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
39
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5