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N06035 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87500 brass belongs to the copper 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 N06035 nickel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.3 to 34.3
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.6 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.1 to 60.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5