AWS BVAg-18 vs. N06060 Nickel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is N06060 nickel.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N06060 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1510

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1450

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

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		19

Alloy Composition

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 22

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0.25 to 1.3

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 14

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		12 to 14

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		54 to 60

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.5 to 1.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

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

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.25 to 1.3

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