C63200 Bronze vs. Grade CX2M Nickel
C63200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C63200 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 220 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 710 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 350 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 330 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 65 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 160 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 380 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 99 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 510 | |
| 220 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 8.7 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.8 to 82.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.5 to 4.3 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 16.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 56.4 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |