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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C81500 Copper

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0.4 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5