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Nickel 601 vs. C68100 Brass

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68100 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 601 and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5