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Grade CW6MC Nickel vs. C65100 Bronze

Grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C65100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 grade CW6MC nickel and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 28
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55.4 to 68.9
0
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5