C61800 Bronze vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C61800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

UNS C61800 (CW305G) Aluminum Bronze 60Cr-40Ni (R20600) Casting Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.25

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		390
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		1000

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		8.5 to 11
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		58 to 62

Copper (Cu), %		86.9 to 91
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		34.5 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0