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C87800 Brass vs. N07750 Nickel

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N07750 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is N07750 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
5.0 to 9.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0