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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. CR012A Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR012A 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 CR012A 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
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
130

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
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.85 to 99.94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
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 0.020
0