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Nickel 689 vs. C85900 Brass

Nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 689 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 350
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 690
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 9.0 to 11
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 10.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 48.3 to 60.9
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7