EN 2.4878 Nickel vs. C61300 Bronze
EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C61300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4878 nickel and the bottom bar is C61300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 17 | |
34 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 750 to 760 | |
370 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1210 to 1250 | |
550 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 780 | |
230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 330 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
420 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
55 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 80 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
49 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 180 | |
150 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1370 to 1540 | |
230 to 410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 41 to 42 | |
18 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 31 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.8 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 37 to 39 | |
19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
6.0 to 7.5 |
Boron (B), % | 0.010 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 23 to 25 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 19 to 21 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
88 to 91.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 43.6 to 52.2 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0070 | |
0 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 2.8 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |