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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. Nickel 59

Both grade CU5MCuC nickel and nickel 59 are nickel alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 22
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
65
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
56.2 to 62.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010