C43000 Brass vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel
C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 55 | |
| 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 410 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 710 | |
| 880 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 550 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 150 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 82 to 1350 | |
| 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 23 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 25 | |
| 29 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84 to 87 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 58 to 68.8 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.7 to 2.7 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 9.7 to 14.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |