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C84500 Brass vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.26
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
47 to 52
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
43.3 to 51.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0