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C41500 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
42
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
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), % 89 to 93
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0