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C69400 Brass vs. Nickel 242

C69400 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 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, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
84
Shear Strength, MPa 350
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
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
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
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), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0