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C11000 Copper vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0