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N06650 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N06650 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 N06650 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, % 50
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
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 380
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 12 to 16
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44.4 to 58.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5