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C85900 Brass vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
11.4 to 23.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0