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C43500 Brass vs. Nickel 80A

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 80A belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 80A.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
69.4 to 79.7
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.8 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0