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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BNi-2

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
68
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
360
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
79.1 to 84.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5