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C27000 Brass vs. N06250 Nickel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 C27000 brass and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
7.4 to 19.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0