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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C99300 Copper

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C99300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
35
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
11
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.7 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.6 to 74.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
13.5 to 16.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3