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AWS BNi-3 vs. Nickel 600

Both AWS BNi-3 and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 77% 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 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 66
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
55
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 29

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
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 90.1 to 93.3
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.5
0