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Nickel 30 vs. C85500 Brass

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C85500 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
410
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
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
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
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

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
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 0.2
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 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9