C71640 Copper-nickel vs. AWS BVAg-18
C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 720 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 600 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 280 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 9.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 5.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 8.1 |
Alloy Composition
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| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 61.7 to 67.8 | |
| 28.5 to 31.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 61 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |