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N06045 Nickel vs. C85900 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7