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C27200 Brass vs. Nickel 685

C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 320
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
0.020 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0