C19800 Copper vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel
C19800 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 C19800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 330 | |
| 750 to 760 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 1210 to 1250 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 550 | |
| 740 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 52 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 770 to 1320 | |
| 1370 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 41 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 2.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 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 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.47 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.020 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 43.6 to 52.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.1 | |
| 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 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |