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C42600 Brass vs. N06920 Nickel

C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42600 brass and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 40
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 470
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 830
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 810
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
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
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0