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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C14300 Copper

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C14300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
220 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
76 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
9.0 to 72
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
25 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.8 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.1 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.8 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
99.9 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0