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C43400 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C43400 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 C43400 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, % 3.0 to 49
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
42
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
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), % 84 to 87
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0