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EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. C81500 Copper

EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4889 nickel and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 39
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5