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Nickel 30 vs. C38500 Bronze

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
37
Shear Strength, MPa 440
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5