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Grade N7M Nickel vs. C87900 Brass

Grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade N7M nickel and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 85
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1590
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
24
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 30 to 33
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.9 to 70
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36