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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C15000 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2