N06255 Nickel vs. C69300 Brass
N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C69300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
8.5 to 15 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
41 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 | |
330 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
550 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
300 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
880 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
860 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
26 |
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 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
47 to 70 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 | |
400 to 700 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
19 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 26 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
73 to 77 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 24 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.090 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 9.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 52 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.040 to 0.15 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.7 to 3.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.69 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
18.4 to 24.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |