AWS BVAg-29 vs. Nickel 625

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-29 and the bottom bar is nickel 625.

AWS BVAg-29 (P07627) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 625 (N06625, NA21)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		27
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		790 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1290

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 29

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.4

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 23

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

Copper (Cu), %		22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Indium (In), %		14 to 15
Indium (In), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 5.0

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

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		58 to 68.9

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		3.2 to 4.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

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

Silver (Ag), %		60.5 to 62.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.4

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