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AWS BVAg-29 vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.37
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 120
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 710
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 620
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 270
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.7
8.6

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.2
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
15

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 22.5 to 25.5
0
Indium (In), % 14 to 15
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 60.5 to 62.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0