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C51000 Bronze vs. N06255 Nickel

C51000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 64
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 460
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 780
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 750
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.0 to 490
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 2490
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 28
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 92.9 to 95.5
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 5.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0