AWS BVAg-18 vs. N06920 Nickel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N06920 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		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		730

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		1500

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1440

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

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		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

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), %		20.5 to 23

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 5.0

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		17 to 20

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.0 to 10

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		36.9 to 53.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.0 to 3.0

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