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C42500 Brass vs. N07752 Nickel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
710
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 9.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0