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N06045 Nickel vs. C42500 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470
220 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
310 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
12 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
64 to 1570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.9 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 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
87 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.1 to 11.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5