AWS BVAg-18 vs. Nickel 825

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 825 (2.4858, N08825, NA16)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.2

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19.5 to 23.5

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		22 to 37.9

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 3.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		38 to 46

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.050

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.6 to 1.2

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