N06230 Nickel vs. C41500 Brass
N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C41500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 38 to 48 | |
| 2.0 to 42 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 83 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 600 | |
| 220 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 840 | |
| 340 to 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 400 | |
| 190 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 8.9 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.3 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 85 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 160 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 330 | |
| 11 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 380 | |
| 160 to 1340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.3 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 12 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 | |
| 89 to 93 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0.0050 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| 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 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.2 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 13 to 15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 4.2 to 9.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |