EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. C72200 Copper-nickel
EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 350 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1200 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.6 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.1 to 84.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 11.4 to 23.6 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |