Nickel 30 vs. C37700 Brass
Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1020 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 890 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 880 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
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 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 13 |
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 | |
| 58 to 61 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 13 to 17 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| 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 | |
| 35.7 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |