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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. C66100 Bronze

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. 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 grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5