C95820 Bronze vs. AWS BVAg-18

C95820 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

UNS C95820 Nickel-Aluminum Bronze AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		9.0 to 10
Aluminum (Al), %		0

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		77.5 to 82.5
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), %		0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		4.5 to 5.8
Nickel (Ni), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.8
Residuals, %		0