N06060 Nickel vs. C48500 Brass
N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C48500 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 C48500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
13 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 490 | |
250 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 | |
8.1 |
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 | |
56 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
120 to 500 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.1 |
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 17 |
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 | |
1.3 to 2.2 |
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 | |
34.3 to 39.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |