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C12600 Copper vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030