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C99400 Brass vs. N08221 Nickel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 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 C99400 brass and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
44
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0