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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. C27400 Brass

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3