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C87800 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 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 C87800 brass and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
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 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0