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C42600 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C42600 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0