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C12600 Copper vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5