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N06230 Nickel vs. C23000 Brass

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
42
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
28
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2