EN 2.4816 Nickel vs. C16200 Copper
EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C16200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4816 nickel and the bottom bar is C16200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
2.0 to 56 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
100 to 210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
190 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
240 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
48 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1150 | |
370 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
360 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
90 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
90 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
9.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
10 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
10 to 970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
7.4 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
9.6 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
100 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
8.7 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.2 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
98.6 to 99.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |