C95800 Bronze vs. AWS BNi-6

C95800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95800 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C95800 Nickel-Aluminum Bronze AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		29
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		370
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		8.5 to 9.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		79 to 83.2
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5