CC140C Copper vs. AWS BNi-5a

CC140C copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-5a belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC140C copper and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

EN CC140C (CuCr1-C) Chromium Copper AWS BNi-5a (N99651) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		420

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1150

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1070

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

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

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		1.0 to 1.5

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0.4 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5

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

Copper (Cu), %		98.8 to 99.6
Copper (Cu), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		70.1 to 73.5

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		7.0 to 7.5

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5