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C87500 Brass vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0