N06045 Nickel vs. C51900 Bronze
N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C51900 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C51900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 37 | |
14 to 29 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
320 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
380 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
390 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1350 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1300 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 42 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.9 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 98 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 | |
55 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
680 to 1450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
12 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
13 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
14 to 22 |
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 | |
91.7 to 95 |
Iron (Fe), % | 21 to 25 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 45 to 50.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0.030 to 0.35 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 7.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |