C72900 Copper-nickel vs. AWS BAu-3
C72900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAu-3 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-3.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 300 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 5.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 4.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 8.7 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
| 60.9 to 63 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 34.5 to 35.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |