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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C34200 Brass

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4