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C27000 Brass vs. N10003 Nickel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C27000 brass and the bottom bar is N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0