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EN 2.4665 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4665 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 520
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 40.3 to 53.8
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 1.0
0