C46500 Brass vs. N07041 Nickel
C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07041 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C46500 brass and the bottom bar is N07041 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 50 | |
| 14 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 380 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 610 | |
| 1400 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 490 | |
| 1050 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 160 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 1170 | |
| 2510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 47 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 3.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 38 |