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N06060 Nickel vs. C48200 Brass

N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06060 nickel and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 14
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.5 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4