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Nickel 617 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both nickel 617 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 617 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
45
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
19.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 10 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 62
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030