AWS BNi-8 vs. C14500 Copper

AWS BNi-8 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C14500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. 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-8 and the bottom bar is C14500 copper.

AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal UNS C14500 (CW118C) Tellurium Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		67
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		220 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		46
Base Metal Price, % relative		33

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.8 to 10

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.1 to 12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.0 to 12

Alloy Composition

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

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), %		99.2 to 99.596

Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0.0040 to 0.012

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

Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Tellurium (Te), %		0
Tellurium (Te), %		0.4 to 0.7

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