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C19800 Copper vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C19800 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19800 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 12
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 550
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 49 to 52
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 770 to 1320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 99.47
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.020 to 0.5
9.4 to 20.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0