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C38500 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
42
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0