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C84500 Brass vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84500 brass and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
130
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.7
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 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0