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N06045 Nickel vs. C26800 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
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
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10 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
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
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
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3