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N10001 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N10001 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
27
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5