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N06045 Nickel vs. C68400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68400 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 C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 470
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
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 64
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5