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N09777 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87500 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 N09777 nickel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
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 38
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 28.5 to 47.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 42
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5