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AWS BNi-1 vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-5

Both AWS BNi-1 and AWS ERNiCrFe-5 are nickel alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-1 and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrFe-5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 69.8 to 75.7
70 to 78.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5