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AWS BVAg-8b vs. Nickel 59

AWS BVAg-8b belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 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-8b and the bottom bar is nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 84
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 31
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 170
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
330
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 780
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 280
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 10
8.7

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 4.7
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 6.8
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 26.8 to 29.2
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.7
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 70.5 to 72.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0010
0