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AWS BNi-5a vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

Both AWS BNi-5a and grade CX2MW nickel are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-5a and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW 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
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1490
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
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

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
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 70.1 to 73.5
51.3 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0