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AWS BNi-8 vs. Nickel 601

Both AWS BNi-8 and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 62% 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-8 and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 67
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
660 to 890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1010
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
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), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 21.5 to 24.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 61.6 to 68.5
58 to 63
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