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N06045 Nickel vs. C37700 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C37700 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 C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 470
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
880
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
8.1
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
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

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 61
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.3
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
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5