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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C38500 Bronze

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
37
Shear Strength, MPa 430
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5