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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. CR012A Copper

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is CR012A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0