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N06045 Nickel vs. C46400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C46400 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 C46400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160 to 320

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
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
76 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 16

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
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4