AWS BVAg-6b vs. N06210 Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06210 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is N06210 nickel.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N06210 Nickel Alloy

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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		85

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

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		1570

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

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

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		17

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		250

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		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22

Alloy Composition

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 20

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

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.0

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		18 to 20

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		54.8 to 62.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.080

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

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

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		1.5 to 2.2

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

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