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C85900 Brass vs. N08221 Nickel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
44
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0