AWS BVAg-0 vs. AWS BNi-4

AWS BVAg-0 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-4 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 BVAg-0 and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-4.

AWS BVAg-0 (P07017) Vacuum Service Filler Metal AWS BNi-4 (N99640) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		67

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		960 to 1040
Brazing Temperature, °C		1010 to 1180

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

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

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		1.5 to 2.2

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		91.4 to 95.5

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

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.0 to 4.0

Silver (Ag), %		99.95 to 100
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

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

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0

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

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5