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N06060 Nickel vs. C27200 Brass

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12 to 14
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54 to 60
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3