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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C21000 Brass

Grade CW6M 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 CW6M 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, % 29
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
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 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
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 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2