N06255 Nickel vs. C26000 Brass
N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
2.5 to 66 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 | |
230 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
320 to 680 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
110 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
180 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
140 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
950 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
920 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
6.1 to 420 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
51 to 1490 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
11 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
11 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0059 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 26 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
68.5 to 71.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 24 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 52 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.69 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
28.1 to 31.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |