AWS BAg-1a vs. Nickel 890

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 AWS BAg-1a and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 890 (N08890)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		77
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.050 to 0.6

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.060 to 0.14

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		23.5 to 28.5

Copper (Cu), %		14.5 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		17.3 to 33.9

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		40 to 45

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 2.0

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0.1 to 0.6

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.6

Zinc (Zn), %		14.5 to 18.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0