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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. CR009A Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR009A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is CR009A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.1

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.00010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.00050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.0010
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0030
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.00010