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C12600 Copper vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 56
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030