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AWS BNi-3 vs. Nickel 890

Both AWS BNi-3 and nickel 890 are nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-3 and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 66
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
47
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.9
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.6
Boron (B), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.060 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23.5 to 28.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
17.3 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 90.1 to 93.3
40 to 45
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0