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Nickel 242 vs. C66900 Brass

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 242 and the bottom bar is C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
45
Shear Strength, MPa 570
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
11.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 24 to 26
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.3 to 69
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2