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AWS BVAu-7 vs. C18400 Copper

AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C18400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAu-7 and the bottom bar is C18400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
270 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 240
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
8.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.7
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.1
10 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9
9.6 to 17

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.060
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
97.2 to 99.6
Gold (Au), % 49.5 to 50.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 24.5 to 25.5
0
Palladium (Pd), % 23.9 to 26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5