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C68800 Brass vs. Nickel 689

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0