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C49300 Brass vs. Nickel 601

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0