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CR012A Copper vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

CR012A copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 CR012A copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
1810
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
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 99.85 to 99.94
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50.6 to 62.5
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080