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C17510 Copper vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 copper and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.4 to 37
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0