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N07776 Nickel vs. C87800 Brass

N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87800 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 N07776 nickel and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 24.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 9.0 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 60
0 to 0.2
Niobium (Nb), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5