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N10001 Nickel vs. C46500 Brass

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 88
55 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Shear Strength, MPa 550
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
190 to 490

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
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4