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C91700 Bronze vs. Nickel 686

C91700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91700 bronze and the bottom bar is nickel 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 13
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
70
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 84.2 to 87.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 11.3 to 12.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0