N06045 Nickel vs. C37100 Brass
N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 37 | |
8.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
40 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
260 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
370 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
150 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
900 |
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 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.9 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 98 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
38 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
110 to 750 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
13 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
14 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
12 to 17 |
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 | |
58 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 25 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
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 | |
36.3 to 41.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |