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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C18900 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 430
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
67 to 390

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
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
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
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5