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C49300 Brass vs. Nickel 617

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 C49300 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
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