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N06045 Nickel vs. C68300 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Shear Strength, MPa 470
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
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
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
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 63
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5