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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C85500 Brass

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
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
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9