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C33000 Brass vs. N06603 Nickel

C33000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0