AWS BVAg-31 vs. Nickel 890

AWS BVAg-31 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 890 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-31 and the bottom bar is nickel 890.

AWS BVAg-31 (P07587) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 890 (N08890)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		33
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		150
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.9
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.0
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.050 to 0.6

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.060 to 0.14

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		23.5 to 28.5

Copper (Cu), %		31 to 33
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		17.3 to 33.9

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.0 to 2.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		40 to 45

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.2 to 1.0

Palladium (Pd), %		8.0 to 12
Palladium (Pd), %		0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 2.0

Silver (Ag), %		57 to 59
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		0.1 to 0.6

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.15 to 0.6

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