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N06230 Nickel vs. C42200 Brass

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C42200 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 C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
42
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
29
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
10 to 21

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
86 to 89
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5