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C34500 Brass vs. N06650 Nickel

C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06650 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 N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
82
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 910
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
12 to 16
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0