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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C19700 Copper

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C19700 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 C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 to 520

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
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
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2