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Nickel 690 vs. CC497K Bronze

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC497K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is CC497K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 90
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
93
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
91

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
7.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
7.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.75
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
67.5 to 77.5
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
18 to 23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 2.0