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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 20

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 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5