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AWS BNi-5a vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

Both AWS BNi-5a and EN 2.4856 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5a and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 19.5
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 70.1 to 73.5
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0