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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C68400 Brass

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5