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C87500 Brass vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C87500 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
49
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0