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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BNi-6

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 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-6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
87.2 to 90
Phosphorus (P), % 0
10 to 12
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
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