C53400 Bronze vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-5
C53400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-5.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 720 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 69 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 1.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 150 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 3.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 26 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 91.8 to 95.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 6.0 to 10 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 70 to 78.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 3.5 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |