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C54400 Bronze vs. N08221 Nickel

C54400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C54400 bronze and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
44
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
22 to 33.9
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0