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AWS BVAu-8 vs. C15900 Copper

AWS BVAu-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-8 and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.42
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 36
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 71
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 19
8.8

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 2.1
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 3.2
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.1
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.5 to 97.9
Gold (Au), % 91 to 93
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Palladium (Pd), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0