AWS BNi-5a vs. AWS BCo-1
AWS BNi-5a belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5a and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
| 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Brazing Temperature, °C | 1150 to 1200 | |
| 1150 to 1230 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 1150 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 260 | |
| 430 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Boron (B), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.35 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18.5 to 19.5 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 46 to 54 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 70.1 to 73.5 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 7.0 to 7.5 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |