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50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. C99400 Brass

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 350
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 44.5 to 52
1.0 to 3.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3