AWS BVAg-6b vs. N09777 Nickel

AWS BVAg-6b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N09777 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-6b and the bottom bar is N09777 nickel.

AWS BVAg-6b (P07507) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS N09777 Nickel-Iron Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		93
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		35
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		160
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1440

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		49
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		770
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		100

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		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		20

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

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35

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), %		14 to 19

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

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		28.5 to 47.5

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

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 5.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		34 to 42

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 0.1

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

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), %		2.0 to 3.0

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