EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. C42600 Brass
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 2.4878 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, % | 13 to 17 | |
| 1.1 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 750 to 760 | |
| 280 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
| 410 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
| 220 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
| 9.4 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 to 1540 | |
| 230 to 2970 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
| 13 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
| 15 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 87 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.020 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 5.3 to 10.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |