C95500 Bronze vs. AWS BNi-9

C95500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-9 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-9.

UNS C95500 Aluminum Bronze AWS BNi-9 (N99612) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1060

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		60

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		57
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		390
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		10 to 11.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		3.3 to 4.0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		13.5 to 16.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		78 to 84
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		3.0 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), %		77.1 to 83.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5