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C85900 Brass vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.7 to 18
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0