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C87900 Brass vs. Nickel 693

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 693 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 693.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
2.5 to 4.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
2.5 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
53.3 to 67.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
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 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0