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N06985 Nickel vs. C68000 Brass

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
0.2 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5