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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
28
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7