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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74