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C85900 Brass vs. Nickel 825

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
41
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
22 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
38 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0