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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C10100 Copper

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C10100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C10100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.1 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.0 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.00030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010