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N06045 Nickel vs. C34500 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C34500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C34500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
12 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
220 to 260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
340 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
42 to 75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
69 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 14

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
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4