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N06045 Nickel vs. C99400 Brass

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
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
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3