AWS BAg-4 vs. Nickel 908

AWS BAg-4 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 AWS BAg-4 and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

AWS BAg-4 (P07400) Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 908 (N09908)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		34
Shear Modulus, GPa		70

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		40
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		630
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		45

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.012

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

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		29 to 31
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		35.6 to 44.6

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 51

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.7 to 3.3

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Silver (Ag), %		39 to 41
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.2 to 1.8

Zinc (Zn), %		26 to 30
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0