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C85900 Brass vs. N06210 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06210 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 30
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
85
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
250
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
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0