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Nickel 30 vs. C41500 Brass

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C41500 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 30 and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.0 to 42
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Shear Strength, MPa 440
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
340 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
11 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160 to 1340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 20

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
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.2 to 9.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5