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C68800 Brass vs. N09777 Nickel

C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 510
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 890
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 790
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
38
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16 to 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2860
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 30
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 3.8
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 75.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
28.5 to 47.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 21.3 to 24.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0