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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C82700 Copper

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C82700 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
1020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
4260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.4 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
94.6 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
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
1.0 to 1.5
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