C51900 Bronze vs. 50Cr-50Ni-Cb Alloy
C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C51900 bronze and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni-Cb alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 29 | |
| 5.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 620 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 570 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 9.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 55 to 180 | |
| 30 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 680 to 1450 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 22 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 47 to 52 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 91.7 to 95 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 43.3 to 51.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.0 to 7.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |