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C33000 Brass vs. Nickel 600

C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0