C61400 Bronze vs. AWS BNi-6

C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C61400 (CW303G) Aluminum Bronze AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		48
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		360
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		6.0 to 8.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		86 to 92.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5