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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C17500 Copper

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.0 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
170 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Shear Strength, MPa 700
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5