C73500 Nickel Silver vs. AWS E33-31

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E33-31 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS E33-31.

UNS C73500 Nickel Silver AWS E33-31 (W33310) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		47
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		35
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		86

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		31 to 35

Copper (Cu), %		70.5 to 73.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.4 to 0.8

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		24.7 to 34.8

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		2.5 to 4.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		16.5 to 19.5
Nickel (Ni), %		30 to 32

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.3 to 0.5

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Zinc (Zn), %		5.7 to 13
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0