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C84800 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0