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AWS BNi-4 vs. Nickel 59

Both AWS BNi-4 and nickel 59 are nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-4 and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 67
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
65
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 91.4 to 95.5
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.1
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