MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS BNi-6 vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-6 and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
370 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 10 to 12
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5