AWS BNi-6 vs. AWS BCo-1
AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. 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-6 and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
700 |
Thermal Properties
Brazing Temperature, °C | 930 to 1090 | |
1150 to 1230 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 880 | |
1150 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
1120 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.8 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
430 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
22 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0.35 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
18 to 20 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
46 to 54 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 87.2 to 90 | |
16 to 18 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 10 to 12 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
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 |