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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C84500 Brass

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 22
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7