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N06230 Nickel vs. C99400 Brass

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
17

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
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
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
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
1.0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3