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C84500 Brass vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is grade CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
60.1 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0