AWS BNi-8 vs. AWS BVPd-1

AWS BNi-8 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-8 and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal AWS BVPd-1 (P03657) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.37

Shear Modulus, GPa		67
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		1010 to 1090
Brazing Temperature, °C		1240 to 1250

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1240

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1230

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.9

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.8

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), %		33.9 to 36

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), %		0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.060

Palladium (Pd), %		0
Palladium (Pd), %		64 to 66

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

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

Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

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

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