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C99400 Brass vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 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 grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
4.5 to 7.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0