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C36200 Brass vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36200 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
80
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
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), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070

Comparable Variants