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C19000 Copper vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

C19000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C19000 copper and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0