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AWS BNi-6 vs. Nickel 601

Both AWS BNi-6 and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 61% 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-6 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
49
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 10 to 12
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0