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C17300 Copper vs. EN 2.4642 Nickel

C17300 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4642 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C17300 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4642 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
55.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0