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N06045 Nickel vs. C38500 Bronze

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 37
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Shear Strength, MPa 470
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
22
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5