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C52100 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C52100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
42
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
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), % 89.8 to 93
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), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0