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C84000 Brass vs. N12160 Nickel

C84000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
90
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
19

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0