AWS BVAg-6b vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 2.4608 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-6b and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal EN 2.4608 (NiCr26MoW) Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.030 to 0.080

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 26

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		2.5 to 4.0

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		11.4 to 23.8

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 4.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		44 to 47

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.7 to 1.5

Silver (Ag), %		49 to 51
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		2.5 to 4.0

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