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N10003 Nickel vs. C38000 Brass

N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10003 nickel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 42
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Shear Strength, MPa 540
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
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
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5