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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C68100 Brass

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5