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CC480K Bronze vs. Grade CW12MW Nickel

CC480K bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW12MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC480K bronze and the bottom bar is grade CW12MW nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 13
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 7.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
16 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
49.2 to 60.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 5.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0