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EN 2.4650 Nickel vs. CR012A Copper

EN 2.4650 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 2.4650 nickel and the bottom bar is CR012A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1090
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 650
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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 80
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1030
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.6 to 6.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 46.9 to 54.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0