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AWS BNi-5a vs. Grade CX2M Nickel

Both AWS BNi-5a and grade CX2M nickel are nickel alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5a and the bottom bar is grade CX2M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 18.5 to 19.5
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 70.1 to 73.5
56.4 to 63
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 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0