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Grade CW12MW Nickel vs. C21000 Brass

Grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW12MW nickel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
30
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 4.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 16 to 18
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.2 to 60.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 5.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2