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C61900 Bronze vs. Type 3 Niobium

C61900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 3 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61900 bronze and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 32
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.6 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0