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C23400 Brass vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
80
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0