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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

Grade CY40 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 CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
240

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
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
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 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74