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C87900 Brass vs. N06110 Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06110 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 C87900 brass and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 25
53
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0