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N08221 Nickel vs. C87800 Brass

N08221 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 N08221 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, % 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
27
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
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), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5