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Nickel 201 vs. C68700 Brass

Nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 201 and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 660
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 510
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 78
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 17 to 720
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 99 to 100
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5