C95400 Bronze vs. Nickel 686
C95400 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 C95400 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, % | 8.1 to 16 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 710 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 360 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 1.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 390 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 75 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 560 | |
| 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 2.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 10 to 11.5 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 83 to 87 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 49.5 to 63 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.25 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |