C66200 Brass vs. Grade CX2M Nickel
C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 56.4 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |