AWS BVAg-6b vs. Nickel 30

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 30 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 30.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal Nickel Alloy 30 (2.4603, N06030)

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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		82

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

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		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

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		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

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), %		28 to 31.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 5.0

Copper (Cu), %		49 to 51
Copper (Cu), %		1.0 to 2.4

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		13 to 17

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.030

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		4.0 to 6.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		30.2 to 52.2

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0.3 to 1.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

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

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

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		1.5 to 4.0

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