C18600 Copper vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
C18600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C18600 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 340 | |
| 750 to 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 580 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 to 520 | |
| 740 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 280 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 58 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1060 to 1180 | |
| 1370 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 81 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 37 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.010 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 99.55 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.050 to 0.5 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.4 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |