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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C41500 Brass

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5