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C68800 Brass vs. Nickel 890

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C68800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
47
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0.050 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
17.3 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0