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Nickel 30 vs. C44300 Brass

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C44300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.060
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4