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N06250 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N06250 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87500 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 N06250 nickel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.25 to 1.3
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 7.4 to 19.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10.1 to 12
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.090
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5