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C34500 Brass vs. N06058 Nickel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
86
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0