C69300 Brass vs. Grade CW6M Nickel
C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C69300 brass and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.5 to 15 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 630 | |
| 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 390 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 970 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1530 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 47 to 70 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 700 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 73 to 77 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 54.9 to 66 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.7 to 3.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.4 to 24.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |