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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
28
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7