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C85900 Brass vs. Nickel 689

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 689 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 689.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 30
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
9.0 to 11
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
48.3 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0