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C68400 Brass vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0