EN 2.4663 Nickel vs. C68700 Brass
EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68700 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 2.4663 nickel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 23 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 75 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 90 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.7 to 1.4 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.1 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 76 to 79 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.5 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 48 to 59.6 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 17.8 to 22.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |