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C50100 Bronze vs. Nickel 601

C50100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
10 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
49
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
20 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
7.7 to 20
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0