AWS BVAg-18 vs. C96800 Copper

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C96800 copper belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 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 BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C96800 Nickel-Tin Copper

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1120

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1060

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.1

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.020

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		87.1 to 90.5

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

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.050 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.5 to 10.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0050

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0025

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5