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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C19500 Copper

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
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
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2