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CR012A Copper vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49 to 64
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15