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C54400 Bronze vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC 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 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
45
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22.2 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0