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C99500 Copper vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C99500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 82.5 to 92
0
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0