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Nickel 690 vs. C49300 Brass

Nickel 690 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 570
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
26
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
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 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
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