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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C17000 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C17000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Shear Strength, MPa 430
320 to 750
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
490 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
4.2 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110 to 5420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.8
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
96.3 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0.2 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5