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Nickel 600 vs. C49300 Brass

Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C49300 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 600 and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 570
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
26
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5