C46400 Brass vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 40 | |
| 5.7 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 76 to 140 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 36.3 to 40.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |