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AWS BNi-8 vs. Nickel 600

Both AWS BNi-8 and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BNi-8 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 67
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 21.5 to 24.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 61.6 to 68.5
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 6.0 to 8.0
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