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AWS BNi-10 vs. R56401 Titanium

AWS BNi-10 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while R56401 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-10 and the bottom bar is R56401 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1110
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
560
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
9.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
36
Density, g/cm3 9.4
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
38
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
610
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
5.5 to 6.5
Boron (B), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10 to 13
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.012
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 57.2 to 67.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
88.5 to 91
Tungsten (W), % 15 to 17
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0