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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C84800 Brass

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7