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C85800 Brass vs. N06255 Nickel

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85800 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, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
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 870
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
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 48
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0