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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C53800 Bronze

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C53800 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 C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 29
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2