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C68800 Brass vs. Nickel 242

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
75
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
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), % 0.25 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0