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EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. C84500 Brass

EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.6
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7