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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C18400 Copper

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Shear Strength, MPa 700
190 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
270 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
110 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
81

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
63 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
54 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
97.2 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5