AWS BNi-4 vs. 50Cr-50Ni Alloy
AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 50Cr-50Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-4 and the bottom bar is 50Cr-50Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.26 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 67 | |
| 84 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Boron (B), % | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 48 to 52 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 91.4 to 95.5 | |
| 44.5 to 52 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |