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N06603 Nickel vs. C99400 Brass

N06603 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 N06603 nickel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
230 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.4 to 3.0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
83.5 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 57.7 to 65.6
1.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.010 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
0.5 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3