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EN 2.4642 Nickel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 2.4642 nickel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020