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C48500 Brass vs. N10624 Nickel

C48500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10624 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 N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
84
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 300
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56 to 140
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
5.0 to 8.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.3 to 39.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0