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C81500 Copper vs. AWS BNi-9

C81500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-9 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
3.3 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
13.5 to 16.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
77.1 to 83.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5