UNS C91600 Nickel Gear Bronze
Bronze
Property Overview
Density8.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus110GPa
Tensile Strength310MPa
Yield Strength160MPa
Brinell Hardness84HB
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
NI
1.2 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 0.0050%
P
0 to 0.3%
S
0 to 0.050%
CU
85.9 to 89.1%
AL
0 to 0.0050%
PB
0 to 0.25%
SB
0 to 0.2%
SN
9.7 to 10.8%
ZN
0 to 0.25%
FE
0 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa
Elongation at Break
11 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Shear Modulus
41 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
310 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
160 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
84
Physical
Density
8.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
190 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
860 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
370 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
71 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
22 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
10 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
10 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
30 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
120 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
9.9 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
12 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
36 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
61 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
61 MJ/kg 26 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
390 L/kg
Embodied Water
390 L/kg 47 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C91600UNS C91600 Nickel Gear Bronze
Standards
ASTM B427 ASTM B427: Standard Specification for Gear Bronze Alloy Castings