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C85800 Brass vs. Nickel 601

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
1.0 to 1.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0