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C14300 Copper vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C14300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C14300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 460
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 76 to 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 380
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 72
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 810
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 14
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 15
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.95
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
9.4 to 20.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0