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Nickel 908 vs. C23000 Brass

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 908 and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
42
Shear Strength, MPa 800
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2