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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C99400 Brass

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3