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Nickel 59 vs. C85900 Brass

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
100
Elongation at Break, % 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7