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C15900 Copper vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

C15900 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 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
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
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 280
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
49
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0 to 0.5