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Grade N7M Nickel vs. C23400 Brass

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
27
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2