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C42500 Brass vs. Nickel 685

C42500 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 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, % 2.0 to 49
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
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), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0.020 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0