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C87500 Brass vs. N06920 Nickel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36.9 to 53.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0