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C34200 Brass vs. N08120 Nickel

C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C34200 brass and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 17
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 360
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 420
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
45
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.0 to 98
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 870
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 41.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0