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C87200 Bronze vs. N08221 Nickel

C87200 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 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 N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
44
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 99
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.5
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 5.0
0