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C85400 Brass vs. N06058 Nickel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06058 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 C85400 brass and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
220
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0