50Cr-50Ni Alloy vs. C63800 Bronze

50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

50Cr-50Ni (R20500) Casting Alloy UNS C63800 Aluminum Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		5.7
Elongation at Break, %		7.9 to 41

Poisson's Ratio		0.26
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		50
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		350
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 33

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25
Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 3.1

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		48 to 52
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0.25 to 0.55

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		92.4 to 95.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		44.5 to 52
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		1.5 to 2.1

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.8

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5