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C87900 Brass vs. EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
45
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
48 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
42.9 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0