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N06920 Nickel vs. C84800 Brass

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7