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N06045 Nickel vs. C87400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C87400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
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
79 to 85.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
2.5 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8