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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BNi-4

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
60
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
91.4 to 95.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5