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Nickel 908 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both nickel 908 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 nickel 908 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.2
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0