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EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. C15100 Copper

EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 750 to 760
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210 to 1250
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740 to 780
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
360
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 180
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370 to 1540
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41 to 42
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37 to 39
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
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
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.030 to 0.070
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants