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C87500 Brass vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

C87500 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0