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C55282 Copper vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 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 39
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
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), % 87.7 to 88.7
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
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), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0