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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C84500 Brass

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84500 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 CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
100
Elongation at Break, % 29
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7