C74000 Nickel Silver vs. AWS E240

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

UNS C74000 Nickel Silver AWS E240 (W32410) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		8.5
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		54
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 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 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Copper (Cu), %		69 to 73.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		58.6 to 68.4

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		10.5 to 13.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Zinc (Zn), %		14.2 to 22
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0