As-cast C99750 Brass vs. As-fabricated Nickel 718
As-cast C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while as-fabricated nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 as-cast C99750 brass and the bottom bar is as-fabricated nickel 718.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1340 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 75 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.25 to 3.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.8 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 55 to 61 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 11.1 to 24.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 50 to 55 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |