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C68300 Brass vs. N10001 Nickel

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68300 brass and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 60
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
84
Shear Strength, MPa 260
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0