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C54400 Bronze vs. Nickel 686

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 nickel 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 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 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0