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C61400 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C61400 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 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, % 34 to 40
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
42
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
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), % 86 to 92.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0