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Nickel 686 vs. C65500 Bronze

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C65500 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 nickel 686 and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
120
Elongation at Break, % 51
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
2.8 to 3.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5