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C91700 Bronze vs. Nickel 600

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
3.4 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0