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Nickel 30 vs. C27000 Brass

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C27000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
63 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 37
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3