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C87900 Brass vs. Nickel 601

C87900 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
49
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0