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C51100 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C51100 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
42
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
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), % 93.8 to 96.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0