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C19700 Copper vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C19700 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19700 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, % 2.4 to 13
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 530
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 520
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
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 12 to 49
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.59
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.3 to 1.2
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.010 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0