C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AWS BVAg-6b

C97800 nickel silver 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 (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-6b.

UNS C97800 Leaded Nickel Silver AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		48
Shear Modulus, GPa		35

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
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		5.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		76
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.2
Antimony (Sb), %		0

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

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

Copper (Cu), %		64 to 67
Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51

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

Lead (Pb), %		1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		24 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		4.0 to 5.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.4
Residuals, %		0