AWS BNi-3 vs. C17200 Copper

AWS BNi-3 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17200 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-3 and the bottom bar is C17200 copper.

AWS BNi-3 (N99630) Filler Metal UNS C17200 (CW101C) Beryllium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		66
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		980

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 44

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 31

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2

Beryllium (Be), %		0
Beryllium (Be), %		1.8 to 2.0

Boron (B), %		2.8 to 3.5
Boron (B), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		96.1 to 98

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		90.1 to 93.3
Nickel (Ni), %		0.2 to 0.6

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050
Selenium (Se), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		4.0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5