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EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. C85900 Brass

EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7