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C68800 Brass vs. N06250 Nickel

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
82
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
55
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
7.4 to 19.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0