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Nickel 908 vs. C85900 Brass

Nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 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 908 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
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 to 0.012
0 to 0.2
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
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7