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C38000 Brass vs. EN 2.4952 Nickel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4952 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Shear Strength, MPa 230
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0080
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
65 to 79.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0