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C87200 Bronze vs. N06045 Nickel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87200 bronze and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
42
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
21 to 25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0