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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C14181 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14181 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C14181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
31
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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
69
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0020