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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
45
Shear Strength, MPa 570
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
60
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
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 0.4
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5