C96300 Copper-nickel vs. AWS BAg-2

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAg-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 26% 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 (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-2.

UNS C96300 Copper-Nickel AWS BAg-2 (P07350) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		49
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		700

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		610

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		35

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		550

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.6

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.0

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		17 to 19

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		72.3 to 80.8
Copper (Cu), %		25 to 27

Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.25 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		18 to 22
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		34 to 36

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		19 to 23

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15