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C21000 Brass vs. Nickel 625

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
33 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
530 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
790 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
320 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
80
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
220 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
260 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0