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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. C49300 Brass

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C49300 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 C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5