Nickel 600 vs. C26800 Brass
Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 600 and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 990 | |
| 310 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 24 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -170 | |
| -360 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 26 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 29 | |
| 10 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 64 to 68.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 31 to 36 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |