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C84800 Brass vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 18
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
70
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
4.5 to 7.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0