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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C99500 Copper

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3