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N06920 Nickel vs. C36000 Brass

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 39
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Shear Strength, MPa 500
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
900
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
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 18

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 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
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
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5