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C52400 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C52400 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 C52400 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 450 to 880
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
42
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
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), % 87.8 to 91
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), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0