AWS BNi-8 vs. AWS ENi-1

Both AWS BNi-8 and AWS ENi-1 are nickel alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

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

AWS BNi-8 (N99800) Filler Metal AWS ENi-1 (W82141) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.32
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		67
Shear Modulus, GPa		69

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		390
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1360

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1310

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		46
Base Metal Price, % relative		60

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		220
Embodied Water, L/kg		230

Common Calculations

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

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 1.0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

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

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.75

Manganese (Mn), %		21.5 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		61.6 to 68.5
Nickel (Ni), %		92 to 99

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

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

Silicon (Si), %		6.0 to 8.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.3

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 4.0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5