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C34500 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C34500 brass and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0