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C54400 Bronze vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
80
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.015
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