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C42500 Brass vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade N12MV nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
75
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0