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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C85900 Brass

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7