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Nickel 718 vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

Both nickel 718 and grade CU5MCuC nickel are nickel alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 718 and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460 to 760
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1530
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 1330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 390
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 4560
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 51
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 35
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 44
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
19.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 11.1 to 24.6
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 4.8 to 5.5
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.65 to 1.2
0