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C51100 Bronze vs. N06255 Nickel

C51100 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 C51100 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, % 2.5 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
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), % 3.5 to 4.9
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