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N10629 Nickel vs. C87500 Brass

N10629 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 N10629 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 83
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
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 190
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 72.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5