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C84500 Brass vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
11.4 to 23.6
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0