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N06255 Nickel vs. C38500 Bronze

N06255 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
37
Shear Strength, MPa 460
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5