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N06060 Nickel vs. C38000 Brass

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Shear Strength, MPa 490
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5