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C86400 Bronze vs. N06255 Nickel

C86400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86400 bronze and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 62
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 34 to 42
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0