AWS BVAg-6b vs. Grade CX2MW Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grade CX2MW nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is grade CX2MW nickel.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Grade CX2MW (N26022) Cast Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		220

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

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		1550

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1490

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		12

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

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		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.020

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20 to 22.5

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		2.0 to 6.0

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

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

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		12.5 to 14.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		51.3 to 63

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.8

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		2.5 to 3.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.35

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