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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. CR022A Copper

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR022A 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 CR022A 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
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

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
31
Density, g/cm3 9.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 99.999
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0 to 0.0010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0010 to 0.0060
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010