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C87900 Brass vs. Nickel 890

C87900 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
47
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
17.3 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
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), % 0.8 to 1.2
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 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0