AWS BVAg-29 vs. Nickel 908

AWS BVAg-29 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 908 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 nickel 908.

AWS BVAg-29 (P07627) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 908 (N09908)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.37
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		27
Shear Modulus, GPa		70

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		120
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

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

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		45

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		33

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.75 to 1.3

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.012

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), %		3.8 to 4.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		35.6 to 44.6

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 51

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.7 to 3.3

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 0.0050

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.2 to 1.8

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