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N06045 Nickel vs. C21000 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2