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C15900 Copper vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.8 to 65.9
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.010 to 0.1