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C68800 Brass vs. Nickel 601

C68800 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
49
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0