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Nickel 890 vs. C87600 Bronze

Nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C87600 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 890 and the bottom bar is C87600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 47
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.050 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23.5 to 28.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
88 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 17.3 to 33.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 40 to 45
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
3.5 to 5.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5