AWS ENiCu-7 vs. C90900 Bronze
AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C90900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ENiCu-7 and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 820 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 360 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 65 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 8.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.5 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 20.6 to 38 | |
| 86 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 69 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |