AWS BVAg-0 vs. N06650 Nickel

AWS BVAg-0 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06650 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-0 and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

AWS BVAg-0 (P07017) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N06650 (2.4850) Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		71
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		26
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		110
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1500

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		3.4
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		29

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		5.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.050 to 0.5

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		12 to 16

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		9.5 to 12.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		44.4 to 58.9

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.050 to 0.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.050 to 0.2

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.5 to 2.5

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