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C68300 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0