60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. C34500 Brass
60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 220 | |
100 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.25 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 87 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 | |
340 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
120 to 180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 370 | |
170 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
24 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1000 | |
69 to 160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 | |
12 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
13 to 16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 58 to 62 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
62 to 65 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 34.5 to 42 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
32 to 36.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |