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N06045 Nickel vs. C68800 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68800 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 C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 470
380 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.2
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
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5