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C85400 Brass vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0