AWS BVAg-6b vs. Monel K-500

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while Monel K-500 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is Monel K-500.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Monel K-500 (NiCu30Al, 2.4375, N05500, NA18)

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.32

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		61

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		640 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1

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

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 35

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 27

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		2.3 to 3.2

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.18

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		27 to 33

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

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

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		63 to 70.4

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

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

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.35 to 0.85

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