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C99400 Brass vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C99400 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
49
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0