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C69400 Brass vs. Nickel 600

C69400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C69400 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Shear Strength, MPa 350
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 83
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 11.5 to 16.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0