60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. C31600 Bronze

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C31600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy UNS C31600 Nickel-Bearing Leaded Hardware Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.25
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270 to 460

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		28 to 690

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.5 to 15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

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

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

Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		87.5 to 90.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		1.3 to 2.5

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

Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42
Nickel (Ni), %		0.7 to 1.2

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0.040 to 0.1

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

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

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		5.2 to 10.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.4