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C87500 Brass vs. Nickel 718

C87500 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
12 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
75
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.8
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), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
11.1 to 24.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0