C35600 Brass vs. N06230 Nickel
C35600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 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 C35600 brass and the bottom bar is N06230 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 83 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 650 | |
| 620 to 840 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 29 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 85 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 2.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 60 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lanthanum (La), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 47.5 to 65.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 38 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |