Nickel 600 vs. C65500 Bronze
Nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 600 and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 35 | |
4.0 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 570 | |
260 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 990 | |
360 to 760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 760 | |
120 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
36 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.8 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
29 |
Calomel Potential, mV | -170 | |
-270 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 180 | |
11 to 450 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 1490 | |
62 to 790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
12 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 26 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 29 | |
12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 17 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
91.5 to 96.7 |
Iron (Fe), % | 6.0 to 10 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.5 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 72 to 80 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
2.8 to 3.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |