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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. C42600 Brass

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C42600 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is C42600 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
1.1 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 570
280 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
410 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
220 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
9.4 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0.050 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.3 to 10.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2