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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C94500 Bronze

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
92
Elongation at Break, % 29
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
330
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2