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C85800 Brass vs. Nickel 718

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0.2 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
11.1 to 24.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0