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C44400 Brass vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition


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Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0