EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. CC491K Bronze
EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
13 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1390 | |
260 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1160 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
900 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
370 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
71 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
15 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
27 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3490 | |
67 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 46 | |
8.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 33 | |
10 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
9.3 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Boron (B), % | 0.0020 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
81 to 87 |
Iron (Fe), % | 11.2 to 24.6 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 50 to 55 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 4.7 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |