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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C18900 Copper

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C18900 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 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is C18900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
14 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Shear Strength, MPa 700
190 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
260 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
67 to 390

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
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
65 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
20 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
8.2 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
10 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
9.3 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.010
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
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
97.7 to 99.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5