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C99400 Brass vs. N06002 Nickel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06002 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is N06002 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
17 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
42.3 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0