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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BAg-21

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BAg-21 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 16 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-21.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
85
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
690
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
970

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
27.5 to 29.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
62 to 64
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15