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C85900 Brass vs. N06025 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0.010 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0