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N06920 Nickel vs. C35000 Brass

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C35000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4