C82400 Copper vs. AWS BVAu-2

C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-2.

UNS C82400 (Alloy 165C) Beryllium Copper AWS BVAu-2 (P00807) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.4

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		36

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		92

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		890

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		180

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		9.1

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		2.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		3.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.15
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Beryllium (Be), %		1.6 to 1.9
Beryllium (Be), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0.2 to 0.65
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		96 to 98.2
Copper (Cu), %		19.5 to 20.5

Gold (Au), %		0
Gold (Au), %		79.5 to 80.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0