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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. CR007A Copper

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR007A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is CR007A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.994 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0015
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0