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C32000 Brass vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
10.5 to 21.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0