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C55281 Copper vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

C55281 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55281 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.7
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), % 88.5 to 89.4
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
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 5.8 to 6.2
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0