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C84500 Brass vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0