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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C55282 Copper

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15