AWS BVAg-8b vs. AWS BNi-5

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS BNi-5 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-8b and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-5.

AWS BVAg-8b (P07728) Vacuum Service Filler Metal AWS BNi-5 (N99650) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		84
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		31
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		470

Thermal Properties

Brazing Temperature, °C		800 to 900
Brazing Temperature, °C		1150 to 1200

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		470

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1080

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		510

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Boron (B), %		0
Boron (B), %		0 to 0.030

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

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18.5 to 19.5

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		26.8 to 29.2
Copper (Cu), %		0

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

Nickel (Ni), %		0.3 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), %		69.1 to 71.8

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

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		9.8 to 10.5

Silver (Ag), %		70.5 to 72.5
Silver (Ag), %		0

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

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

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

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5