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Nickel 718 vs. C85900 Brass

Nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 718 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930 to 1530
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 1330
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 390
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 4560
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 51
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 44
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 11.1 to 24.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.65 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7