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C43500 Brass vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C43500 brass and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
45
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
22.2 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0