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EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. C82500 Copper

EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
550 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
11 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
400 to 4000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 18
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 9.8 to 28.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5