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CC761S Brass vs. Nickel 601

CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 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 CC761S brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
0