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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C64700 Bronze

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C64700 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 C64700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
57
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.8 to 98
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
1.6 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5