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AWS BVAu-4 vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

AWS BVAu-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-4 and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.4
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 190
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 9.3
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.0
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.2
14 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Gold (Au), % 81.5 to 82.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5