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C32000 Brass vs. N10003 Nickel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10003 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0