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C65500 Bronze vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CX2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
65
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
56.4 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0