AWS BVAg-6b vs. N06603 Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06603 nickel 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 N06603 nickel.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N06603 Nickel-Chromium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		76

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740

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		1340

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.4

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

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		24

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		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		2.4 to 3.0

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.4

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 26

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		8.0 to 11

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.15

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		57.7 to 65.6

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2

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), %		0.010 to 0.25

Yttrium (Y), %		0
Yttrium (Y), %		0.010 to 0.15

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0.010 to 0.1