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CC762S Brass vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
1.2 to 1.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070