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Nickel 690 vs. C87900 Brass

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36