N06045 Nickel vs. CC496K Bronze

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper 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 N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		97

Elongation at Break, %		37
Elongation at Break, %		8.6

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		36

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		210

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		99

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1010
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		340

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		42
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		98
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Embodied Water, L/kg		250
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		200
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		15

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		50

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.5

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Cerium (Ce), %		0.030 to 0.090
Cerium (Ce), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 29
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		72 to 79.5

Iron (Fe), %		21 to 25
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		13 to 17

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Nickel (Ni), %		45 to 50.4
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.1

Silicon (Si), %		2.5 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		6.0 to 8.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 2.0