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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. C36200 Brass

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5