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Nickel 690 vs. C68000 Brass

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
140

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
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0.2 to 0.8
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
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5