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EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. C84500 Brass

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
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
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
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), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7