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C75400 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BVAu-8

C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 C75400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.42
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
71
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1200
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
19

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
3.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.3
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
2.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
7.1

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Gold (Au), % 0
91 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Zinc (Zn), % 16.2 to 22.5
0 to 0.0010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0