Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C27000 Brass

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

Grade CW6M (J30107) Cast Nickel UNS C27000 (CW507L) Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		970
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		63 to 68.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 37

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3