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C85400 Brass vs. N06025 Nickel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
50
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0.010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0