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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C14200 Copper

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C14200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
8.0 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
76 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
220 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
75 to 340

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
1030
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
8.9
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
29 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
24 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.8 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.1 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
99.4 to 99.835
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.015 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0