AWS ERNiCr-3 vs. C66700 Brass
AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ERNiCr-3 and the bottom bar is C66700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 2.0 to 58 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 340 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 68.5 to 71.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 67 to 77.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 26.3 to 30.7 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |