AWS BVAg-6b vs. Nickel 242

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 242 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 nickel 242.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 242 (N10242)

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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		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		820

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		1380

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1290

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		9.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		14

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.0060

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), %		7.0 to 9.0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

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 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		24 to 26

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		59.3 to 69

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

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

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

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

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