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C81500 Copper vs. EN 2.4650 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1090
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0.3 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.6 to 6.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
46.9 to 54.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0