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C99500 Copper vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C99500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0