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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. CC480K Bronze

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is CC480K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
35
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5