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C68000 Brass vs. N06985 Nickel

C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68000 brass and the bottom bar is N06985 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
18 to 21
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0