N10003 Nickel vs. C36000 Brass
N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 42 | |
| 5.8 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 330 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 140 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1520 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.4 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 13 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 25 to 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 89 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 60 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 15 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 64.8 to 79 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 32.5 to 37.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |