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C48200 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C48200 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48200 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 40
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
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), % 59 to 62
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
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), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0