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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C46500 Brass

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Shear Strength, MPa 700
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4