AWS BNi-6 vs. AWS BVAg-18

AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-6 and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		62
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		930 to 1090
Brazing Temperature, °C		720 to 840

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050
Selenium (Se), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0