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N06455 Nickel vs. C68300 Brass

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is C68300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 47
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 90
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Shear Strength, MPa 550
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.2 to 40.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5