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C12900 Copper vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 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 C12900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 380
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 88
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 640
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 0 to 0.054
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0