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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. C23400 Brass

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2