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C87900 Brass vs. N07750 Nickel

C87900 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 C87900 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 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
820

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
1770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
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), % 63 to 69.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
5.0 to 9.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
70 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
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
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0