MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C26800 Brass

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3