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C32000 Brass vs. N08221 Nickel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
44
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0