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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. C44500 Brass

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4