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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C15900 Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15900 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 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
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
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74