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N06045 Nickel vs. C87900 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87900 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 C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
900
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
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36