C63800 Bronze vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

UNS C63800 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		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		87

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		49

Density, g/cm³		8.6
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		16

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		31

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		2.5 to 3.1
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.25

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

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

Cobalt (Co), %		0.25 to 0.55
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		92.4 to 95.8
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
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), %		1.5 to 2.1
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 0.8
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0