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C32000 Brass vs. N06230 Nickel

C32000 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 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, % 6.8 to 29
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
83
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
85
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
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), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
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), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0