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Grade CX2M Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

Grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 CX2M nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
75 to 380

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
32
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
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
24 to 640
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
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.4 to 63
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025