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N06045 Nickel vs. C23400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C23400 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 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 22

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
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
15.7 to 19
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2