Nickel 333 vs. C62500 Bronze
Nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C62500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 333 and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 1.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 85 | |
| 29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1050 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 11 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 410 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 6.0 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.9 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 12.5 to 13.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.5 to 84 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.3 to 24.5 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 44 to 48 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |