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C65500 Bronze vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

C65500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
55
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 11
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0