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C68700 Brass vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68700 brass and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 90
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 76 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34.5 to 42
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 17.8 to 22.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0