EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel vs. C42200 Brass
EN 2.4815 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 2.0 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
| 300 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 100 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 31 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 32 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 47 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.9 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 230 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 12 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 49 to 1460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 9.5 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 10 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 86 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.8 to 28.7 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 66 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.4 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 8.7 to 13.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |