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C87900 Brass vs. EN 2.4654 Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4654 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 1.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
50.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.020 to 0.080