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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C44500 Brass

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4