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N06920 Nickel vs. C68800 Brass

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C68800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
41
Shear Strength, MPa 500
380 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
570 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
16 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
710 to 2860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.8 to 75.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
21.3 to 24.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5