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C33000 Brass vs. N06455 Nickel

C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0