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Nickel 685 vs. C49300 Brass

Nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 685 and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 770
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
26
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.6 to 62.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.020 to 0.12
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5