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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0