Nickel 601 vs. C94900 Bronze
Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C94900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 38 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 890 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 800 | |
130 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
980 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
910 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
370 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
14 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
32 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
55 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 86 to 200 | |
41 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 1630 | |
72 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
6.9 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 30 | |
9.4 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 25 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 23 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 21 to 25 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
79 to 81 |
Iron (Fe), % | 7.7 to 20 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 58 to 63 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.8 |