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N10001 Nickel vs. C37100 Brass

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Shear Strength, MPa 550
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
23
Density, g/cm3 9.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
12 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4