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C84200 Brass vs. N06045 Nickel

C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C84200 brass and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
42
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
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), % 78 to 82
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0