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C99400 Brass vs. Grade CW2M Nickel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW2M 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 CW2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
83
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
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

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
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
18
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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
60.1 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0