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C48600 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 230
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 59
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0