MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C87900 Brass vs. N10276 Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10276 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 N10276 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
9.1
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 7.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
51 to 63.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0