C96900 Copper-nickel vs. AWS BVAg-6b

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS C96900 Copper-Nickel AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		45
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		72
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		73.6 to 78
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

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

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

Magnesium (Mg), %		0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.050 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		14.5 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.1
Niobium (Nb), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51

Tin (Sn), %		7.5 to 8.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0