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Nickel 690 vs. C52100 Bronze

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
62
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
34
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
13 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5