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C12900 Copper vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C12900 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, % 2.8 to 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
75
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
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), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080