C72150 Copper-nickel vs. AWS BVAg-31

C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72150 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-31.

UNS C72150 (CuNi44) Copper-Nickel AWS BVAg-31 (P07587) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		90

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		55
Shear Modulus, GPa		33

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		850

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1250
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.0

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.8

Alloy Composition

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Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Copper (Cu), %		52.5 to 57
Copper (Cu), %		31 to 33

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		43 to 46
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		8.0 to 12

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		57 to 59

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0