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C33000 Brass vs. Nickel 601

C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
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