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C85900 Brass vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 2.4889 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

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
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

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
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0