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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C55282 Copper

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
87.7 to 88.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
6.5 to 7.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15