Grade CW6M Nickel vs. CC497K Bronze

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Elongation at Break, %		29
Elongation at Break, %		6.7

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		84
Shear Modulus, GPa		34

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		190

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		970
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		800

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		65
Base Metal Price, % relative		29

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		140
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		10

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		45

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.5

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.75

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 20
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		67.5 to 77.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		18 to 23

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		17 to 20
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		54.9 to 66
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 2.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.1

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 6.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 2.0