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C24000 Brass vs. N10001 Nickel

C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 91
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
75
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0