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AWS BNi-6 vs. Nickel 693

Both AWS BNi-6 and nickel 693 are nickel alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-6 and the bottom bar is nickel 693.

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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

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.8
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
60
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
2.5 to 4.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 31
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 87.2 to 90
53.3 to 67.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
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 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0