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Nickel 601 vs. C36200 Brass

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C36200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
13 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
32.4 to 36.5