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C38500 Bronze vs. Nickel 617

C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
75
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0