AWS BNi-6 vs. C61900 Bronze
AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-6 and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
570 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
230 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
440 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
19 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
8.5 to 10 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
83.6 to 88.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
3.0 to 4.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 87.2 to 90 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 10 to 12 | |
0 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |