AWS BVAg-18 vs. C99500 Copper

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C99500 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS C99500 Nickel-Iron 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		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 2.0

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), %		82.5 to 92

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		3.0 to 5.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		3.5 to 5.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.5 to 2.0

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

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0.5 to 2.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3