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C85800 Brass vs. Nickel 890

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
47
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0.050 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
17.3 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0