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C85400 Brass vs. N09777 Nickel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
38
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
28.5 to 47.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
34 to 42
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0