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C99500 Copper vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99500 copper and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
80
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
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), % 82.5 to 92
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0