N06045 Nickel vs. C27400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27400 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 C27400 brass.

UNS N06045 Nickel-Chromium Alloy UNS C27400 (CW508L) Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1010
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		42
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		98
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Cerium (Ce), %		0.030 to 0.090
Cerium (Ce), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 29
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		61 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		21 to 25
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		45 to 50.4
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		2.5 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		35.6 to 39

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3