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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C14510 Copper

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 250

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
0.010 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7