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C49300 Brass vs. N08120 Nickel

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 290
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
45
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 41.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0