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N06025 Nickel vs. CC490K Brass

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC490K brass belongs to the copper 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is CC490K brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 32
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
81 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
7.0 to 9.5