C82600 Copper vs. AWS BVAu-7

C82600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAu-7 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C82600 copper and the bottom bar is AWS BVAu-7.

UNS C82600 (Alloy 245C) Beryllium Copper AWS BVAu-7 (P00507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.38

Shear Modulus, GPa		46
Shear Modulus, GPa		45

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1120

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1100

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		15

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		11

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.7

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		5.1

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.9

Alloy Composition

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

Beryllium (Be), %		2.3 to 2.6
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), %		0.35 to 0.65
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.060

Copper (Cu), %		94.9 to 97.2
Copper (Cu), %		0

Gold (Au), %		0
Gold (Au), %		49.5 to 50.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), %		24.5 to 25.5

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		23.9 to 26

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

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), %		0

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