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C87900 Brass vs. N10624 Nickel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 70
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
70
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
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 8.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0