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N10624 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N10624 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 N10624 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 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1580
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1520
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 10
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 21 to 25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 53.9 to 68
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5