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C43500 Brass vs. N10003 Nickel

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10003 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 C43500 brass and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
42
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
70
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0