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C32000 Brass vs. N06920 Nickel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06920 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 N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0