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C68000 Brass vs. N08221 Nickel

C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C68000 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, % 27
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
44
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0