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C61400 Bronze vs. N06255 Nickel

C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0