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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. C34500 Brass

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4