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C53800 Bronze vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0