AWS BNi-3 vs. Nickel 200
Both AWS BNi-3 and nickel 200 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-3 and the bottom bar is nickel 200.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 170 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 66 | |
70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
420 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 350 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 980 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
65 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.9 | |
11 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
150 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
230 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
11 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
13 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 2.8 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 90.1 to 93.3 | |
99 to 100 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
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 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |