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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.9 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 570
330 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
520 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
38
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
37 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
260 to 5650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3