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C51100 Bronze vs. N06985 Nickel

C51100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06985 nickel 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 C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is N06985 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
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
55
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
18 to 21
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35.9 to 53.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0