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N06230 Nickel vs. C65500 Bronze

N06230 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06230 nickel and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 38 to 48
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 600
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 840
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 400
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 8.9
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.3
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 85
29
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 330
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 380
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 25
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 21
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47.5 to 65.2
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.75
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 13 to 15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5