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C42500 Brass vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
750 to 760
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
80
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants