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Grade CW6M Nickel vs. C95800 Bronze

Grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C95800 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 CW6M nickel and the bottom bar is C95800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 29
22
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
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
29
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 83.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 17 to 20
0
Nickel (Ni), % 54.9 to 66
4.0 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5