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C48500 Brass vs. N08221 Nickel

C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 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 C48500 brass and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 300
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
44
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0