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C34000 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C34000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34000 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 650
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
42
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 33 to 37.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0