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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C12900 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12900 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0