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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast 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, % 9.1
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.050
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
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 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025