C10500 Copper vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel
C10500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C10500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.8 to 51 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 81 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 150 to 210 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 to 400 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 400 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 90 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 680 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 to 12 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.1 to 14 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
| 3.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 to 14 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.4 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.89 to 99.966 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 59.6 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.034 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |