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C15900 Copper vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
50
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.9 to 66
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0