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C19025 Copper vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

C19025 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 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, % 8.0 to 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 360
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
880

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 1020
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
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), % 97.1 to 98.5
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0