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Nickel 242 vs. C68800 Brass

Nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 nickel 242 and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
41
Shear Strength, MPa 570
380 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
26
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.8
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
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
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
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5