AWS BAu-5 vs. Nickel 908

AWS BAu-5 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 15 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 BAu-5 and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

AWS BAu-5 (P00300) Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 908 (N09908)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		50
Shear Modulus, GPa		70

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		13
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.5
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		45

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.0
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), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Gold (Au), %		29.5 to 30.5
Gold (Au), %		0

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		35.5 to 36.4
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 51

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

Palladium (Pd), %		33.5 to 34.5
Palladium (Pd), %		0

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

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

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

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

Residuals, %		0 to 0.15
Residuals, %		0