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N06985 Nickel vs. C54400 Bronze

N06985 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C54400 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 N06985 nickel and the bottom bar is C54400 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 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1260
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.8
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
26
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
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 18 to 21
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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
0.010 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5