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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C55180 Copper

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C55180 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 C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
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
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
4.8 to 5.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15