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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C85400 Brass

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.35
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
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1