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C53800 Bronze vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

C53800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
80
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0