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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. CR021A Copper

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR021A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is CR021A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.1

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.95 to 99.998
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.0020 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0