C16200 Copper vs. EN 2.4633 Nickel
C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4633 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4633 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 56 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 100 to 210 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 190 to 390 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 550 | |
| 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 48 to 470 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 370 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 90 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 99 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 10 to 970 | |
| 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 to 17 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.6 to 17 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.7 to 20 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.4 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 98.6 to 99.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 58.8 to 65.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Yttrium (Y), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.1 |