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AWS BNi-11 vs. AWS BNi-4

Both AWS BNi-11 and AWS BNi-4 are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-11 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-4.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
67
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
430

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C 1150 to 1200
1010 to 1180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
60
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 2.2 to 3.1
1.5 to 2.2
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 9.0 to 11.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 62.9 to 71.2
91.4 to 95.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 3.4 to 4.3
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 11.5 to 12.8
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5