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AWS BNi-6 vs. C68100 Brass

AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C68100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-6 and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
380

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 930 to 1090
910 to 950
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
0
Phosphorus (P), % 10 to 12
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5