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Grade CX2MW Nickel vs. C61500 Bronze

Grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CX2MW nickel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1490
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 51.3 to 63
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5