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C38000 Brass vs. N07773 Nickel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
75
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 32
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0