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Nickel 690 vs. C53400 Bronze

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C53400 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 C53400 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
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
350

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
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
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
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5