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C23000 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
42
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0