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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C99400 Brass

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3