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C21000 Brass vs. N06035 Nickel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C21000 brass and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0