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C23000 Brass vs. N06230 Nickel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23000 brass and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
83
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
85
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0