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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 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 CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
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 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025