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C49300 Brass vs. EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel

C49300 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.5 to 37.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
10.5 to 21.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
42 to 46
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0