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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. C81500 Copper

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5