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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper 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 CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3