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C87900 Brass vs. N06025 Nickel

C87900 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
50
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.4
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
8.0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0.010 to 0.1