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N06920 Nickel vs. C53400 Bronze

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C53400 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 N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 5.8
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5