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N06025 Nickel vs. C68700 Brass

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
17.8 to 22.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5