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C21000 Brass vs. N09777 Nickel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
28.5 to 47.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0