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C46500 Brass vs. N06219 Nickel

C46500 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46500 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, % 18 to 50
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 380
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
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 99 to 160
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
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), % 36.2 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0