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C68300 Brass vs. N06230 Nickel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
38 to 48
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
83
Shear Strength, MPa 260
420 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
330 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
85
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
200 to 330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
250 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0