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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C99700 Brass

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
4.0 to 6.0
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
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3