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C85900 Brass vs. N06058 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0