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C21000 Brass vs. N07776 Nickel

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 50
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 440
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
85
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 830
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
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
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 24.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0