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N06058 Nickel vs. C87900 Brass

N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06058 nickel and the bottom bar is C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 19 to 21
0
Nickel (Ni), % 52.2 to 61
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36