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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C18200 Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18200 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 C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
97 to 450

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
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
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0