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N06230 Nickel vs. C43500 Brass

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
42
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
28
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
65 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
10 to 17
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
11 to 18

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
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
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
0.6 to 1.2
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3