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C46400 Brass vs. N06219 Nickel

C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46400 brass and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76 to 140
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0