AWS BNi-5a vs. C12600 Copper

AWS BNi-5a belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5a and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

AWS BNi-5a (N99651) Filler Metal UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		420
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.2

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		1.0 to 1.5
Boron (B), %		0

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

Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

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

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		99.5 to 99.8

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

Nickel (Ni), %		70.1 to 73.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0.2 to 0.4

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

Silicon (Si), %		7.0 to 7.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

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 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0