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C15900 Copper vs. AWS BNi-5a

C15900 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18.5 to 19.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70.1 to 73.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
7.0 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5