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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. CR007A Copper

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CR007A copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 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, % 13 to 17
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.00040
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Boron (B), % 0.010 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
99.994 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0010
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.6 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
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 0.0070
0 to 0.0015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.00020
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0