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C47940 Brass vs. Nickel 242

C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47940 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
84
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 310
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 520
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 740
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
59.3 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0