C63800 Bronze vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel
C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 7.9 to 41 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1010 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 33 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 2.5 to 3.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 92.4 to 95.8 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 95 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |