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C10300 Copper vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

C10300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10300 copper and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 99.999
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4