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C81500 Copper vs. EN 2.4816 Nickel

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4816 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4816 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0