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N06985 Nickel vs. C51100 Bronze

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C51100 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 N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Shear Strength, MPa 480
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
32
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35.9 to 53.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
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 4.9
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5