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C85800 Brass vs. EN 2.4632 Nickel

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85800 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4632 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
1.0 to 2.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
15 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
49 to 64
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0