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AWS BVAg-8 vs. Nickel 600

AWS BVAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8 and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
650 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 780
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 29
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
6.0 to 10
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 71 to 73
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0