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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C68300 Brass

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5