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AWS BAg-6 vs. Nickel 690

AWS BAg-6 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 690 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-6 and the bottom bar is nickel 690.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 89
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 33
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
640 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 690
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 310
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 49
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 770
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.8
21 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.0
20 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.5
16 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Copper (Cu), % 33 to 35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 66
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 49 to 51
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 14 to 18
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0