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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. C10100 Copper

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C10100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is C10100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
6.1 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.00030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010