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C44400 Brass vs. Nickel 690

C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
640 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
250 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
50
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
160 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
7.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0