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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. CR015A Copper

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR015A 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 CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 9.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0