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EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. C18400 Copper

EN 2.4668 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 14
13 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Shear Strength, MPa 840
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
270 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
63 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
54 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
0.4 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.2 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
0
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5