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C54400 Bronze vs. N06230 Nickel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06230 nickel 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 N06230 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
620 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
8.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
85
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
2.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47.5 to 65.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
13 to 15
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0