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C87900 Brass vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
80
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0