C61000 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel
C61000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 to 50 | |
37 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 300 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 460 | |
690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 190 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
350 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
1010 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
1350 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
1300 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
42 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
6.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
98 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 160 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 15 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 16 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 6.0 to 8.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.12 |
Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.090 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
26 to 29 |
Copper (Cu), % | 90.2 to 94 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
21 to 25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
45 to 50.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |