Grade M30C Nickel vs. CC490K Brass
Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1290 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 72 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 16 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 28 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 54 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 7.3 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 8.2 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 26 to 33 | |
| 81 to 86 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 56.6 to 72 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.5 |