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C91700 Bronze vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
45
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
22.2 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0