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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C72500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
35
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
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
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2