C77300 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BNi-6

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C77300 (RBCuZn-D) Filler Metal AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		940 to 980
Brazing Temperature, °C		930 to 1090

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		46 to 50
Copper (Cu), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0.040 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		37.9 to 45
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5