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N06025 Nickel vs. C87800 Brass

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 32
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5