C54400 Bronze vs. AWS BNi-6

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C54400 (CW456K) Phosphor Bronze AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		340
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		85.4 to 91.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		3.5 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 4.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5