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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. C34500 Brass

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4