60Cr-40Ni Alloy vs. C63800 Bronze

60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 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 60Cr-40Ni alloy and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy UNS C63800 Aluminum 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		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		87
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370
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		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		49
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		380
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 33

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
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), %		58 to 62
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), %		34.5 to 42
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