AWS BAg-1a vs. N07716 Nickel

AWS BAg-1a belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BAg-1a and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

AWS BAg-1a (P07500) Filler Metal UNS N07716 Nickel Alloy

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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		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		29
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		640
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.3
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		48
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		13

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		760
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35

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

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 11.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.0 to 9.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		59 to 63

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.8 to 4.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.6

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0